Walter P. Purio

PelicanTech US, Inc is the TopCo for ESCC in Saudi Arabia, Pelican Technologies LLC in Dubai and PelicanTech Holding Co in the U.S. The company promotes breakthrough and innovative energy industry solutions to significantly reduce industry’s carbon and sulphur emission footprint using existing infrastructure as a bridge to enable an economically sustainable solution to ensure a reasonable, credible and achievable energy transition.

Business Analytics is the science of how to leverage, present, analyse, organise, and collect data, with the aim to make better organisational decisions through the transformation of data. The Purpose of the UWA Centre for Business Data Analytics (Centre) is to provide a dual focus on academic impact and practice relevance in the realms of Business Analytics applications in research and practice. The Centre focuses on the analysis of fast-moving commercial data through new tools and technologies that inform business of changing trends quickly, particularly through the application of machine learning and artificial intelligence, and is guided by industry, with representation on the Advisory Board governed as a sub-committee of the Business School Advisory Board.

The Clean Combustion Research Centre at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have developed a unique Ultrasonic Oxidative Desulfurisation (uODS) technology centered test rig that promotes the ‘greening’ of traditional marine fuels by converting 3.5% HSFO to <0.5% VLSFO through an in situ sonication process thereby significantly reducing the carbon footprint for making globally compliant VLSFO to be used as ship bunkers in the KSA and broader MENA region. The new and revolutionary uODS and CCRC technologies add immeasurably to the mosaic of solutions our industry needs to reasonably, responsibly and sustainably decarbonise the shipping industry. Additionally, KAUST built a bespoke Cryogenic Carbon and Sulphur Capture (CCSC) technology centered test rig which yields zero to near zero SoX, NOX and CO2 ship stack emissions which eliminates the need for highly polluting open loop scrubbers that ships discharge directly overboard, leaving a ‘carbon slick’ in its wake. These technologies are REAL game changers for our industry on our noble journey to decarbonise shipping by 2050 to meet or exceed our industry’s IMO mandated emission reduction targets.

Supporting the Pilbara Ports Authority as it continues to expand and lead the world in bulk iron ore export tonnage on behalf of Western Australia and the nation.

The Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF) is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) established to promote safety and industry best practice in the use of gas as a marine fuel. The SGMF APAC Committee considers strategic regional issues while continuing SGMF’s global focus on ensuring the safe and sustainable use of all gaseous marine fuels.

Providing a tall ship sailing experience off the coast of Western Australia to the youth and challenged men and women of Western Australia by instilling in them a belief in Purpose through resilience, teamwork, commitment, compassion, self esteem and friendship.

Ensure a framework of corporate governance and professional support is provided to the Rise-x team to achieve the company’s aspirational purpose to increase the carrying capacity of the planet.

Executive Advisor - marine business strategy, shipping industry global emission compliance, infrastructure and port development, marine and maritime safety, security and compliance. Decarbonizing Shipping. Alternate Fuels. Innovation and the use of digitization in the marine and maritime industry.